Hope Is Present

One of the main projects that the Lahash Media team is working on is creating an issue of the Hope Is Alive magazine right here with our partner, Grace & Healing Ministry of Dodoma (GHMD). The voice and passion of our partners is essential to the work of Lahash, and it is a privilege to come and encourage GHMD to tell the stories of what God is doing through their ministries among the vulnerable.

Along with GHMD staff, we have also asked some of the kids in the Lahash Sponsorship program to contribute to the magazine as well. I have been so impressed with these kids. Joseph, Neema, and Nuru immediately jumped into their writing and photography assignments. They have even been holding their own meetings, separate from the rest of the group, to keep themselves accountable and encourage each other. Joseph has been taking many pictures and the girls have been busy writing. They recently turned in their articles and photos for the team to review. They have done some great work.

Everyone here is excited about this issue and the ways it will be used in the U.S. and in Tanzania as well. This will be our first bilingual issue, designed in both English and Swahili. One thing we learned is that "Hope Is Alive" is more understandably translated in Swahili as "Hope Is Present." Please continue to pray for the team, our partners, and these amazing kids as we work on editing, designing, and finishing up this issue over the next week!